Coat shield



April 3, 1928. 4 1,664,449

W. BLUMENTHAL 4 COAT SHIELD File d Dec. 4. 192a gwvmtoz Patented Apr. 3,1928.

WILLIAM BLUMENTHAL, OI PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COAT SHIELD.

Application filed December 4, 1926.

This invention relates to coats and more particularly to shields toprotect theinside portion of the coat lying below the arm hole, and isadapted especially to coats whose 5 lining does not extend throughoutthe entire area of the coat. 7

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a shield ofsubstantially the same material as the body of the coat sewed 10 inplace underneath the arm hole, which will act as a finish to the liningand at the same time prevent wear and tear of the lower portion of thearm hole and the inside of the coat, and thus give the coat a longerlife. V

Other objects will appear as the disclosure progresses. The drawings areintended merely to indicate a possible embodiment of the invention. t isobvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certainchanges. It is therefore not intended to limit the invention to theembodiment Figure 2 is a section 'on line22of Fig ure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference characters denotelike parts throughout the specification, numeral 1 designates the coat,2 the arm hole, 3 the coat lining and Serial N0. 152,624.

3 the coat pocket. Between the lining and thebody of the coat at thefront,

is provided the usual buckram 4.

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The shield is preferably made of a heavier material th an the lining inorder to keep the garment in shape and to take up'the wear and tear atIt will tl that portion of the coat. iusbe seen that I have provided ashield which will protect the garment from wear and tear around andbelow the arm pits, which and which ment.

I desire to Patent is:

will give a finish to the lining will add to the life of the gar- Havingthus'described my invention, what secure by United States Letters Thecombination with a coat, of a shield attached to the inside thereofunderneath the arm pit, an outside pocket, said shield composed of astraight portion reaching downward substantially on the level with theoutside pocket, a widened portion at the top'where it reaches the armpit, one side of said shield sewed to the coat lining and the other sidesewed to the body of the coat and a strip of binding sewed to the shieldfor reenforcing the edges.

In testim ony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAMBLUMENTHAL.

